Everyone should be setting some sort of goals for themselves, however, setting achievable goals is even more important. I think many students can make the mistake of setting goals that aren’t as easy as they thought they may have been. This is one of the concepts we learned in class called SMART goals. For instance, when I was in middle school I wanted to go to and Ivy League school and play golf. However, when it came time to apply to college my golf skills were nowhere near where they should have been. Then when I got to college and began my biology undergrad I wanted to get straight A’s. I wanted to be top of the class and take honors classes. This goal was achievable in high school, however, when I got to college it was a huge shock to find out how hard college truly was. Instead of getting straight A’s in my science courses I was getting B’s and an A rarely. This really affected me mentally, because while getting straight A’s in high school was easy for me it was a completely different story in college. No matter how hard I worked in a class I would more than likely end up with a B. With that being said I wish I had learned early on that goals should change when addressing different stages in your life. I think if I knew that high school was going to be a cakewalk compared to college then my goals would have been much more different. Therefore, my goals in college began to change after sophomore year. My new goals for college were to try my best, work as hard as I could in school, and maintain a good GPA. Rather than worrying about a percentage or letter grade, I focused on staying positive and knowing at the end of the day I did the best that I could in that class. Having this goal in school has allowed a lot of pressure to lift off of my shoulders.